Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-11


establishment Of equality before tn. l,x 'os
government well administered. Mr. WI
field trusted that no man would fo,yo, .V
fact that this battle was the turning po;., 'as
that great struggle, for if we had spYs,aa
feat, we would have been two nations e
thought it well that this great bat,Ias. ne
should be selected as the one of all oths,.a
represent the achievements of ou- c;,;."
soldiery in that great war, and in 40 ao;n.H'ai
US do that what will reflect the hiphest o,.S.'
upon ourselves, and be commemorate with y.
noble record Of our State in that eniovma~.
At the conclusion of his remsyk. NJ
Wakefield moved to amend the
solve by striking out the word '.eiyhtn IN ~
seventh line and insert the word "six,ao".
In explanation he stated that other g.,
were making very much more liberal snn.a
priatIons than this resolve provided. ana :.
thought Maine ought to be Represented W
this field by monuments equal 10 those Of ,os
other State.
Mr.. Moore of Deering explained ~.
when the matter was first before the Con-,
mittes on Military Affairs there va.
thought of asking for $1,000 for each o,o,,;
zaton represented on the field, bu, !, We.
thought hetteI to submit only q reoues, -.
$500. Since then it has been the un.nimon.
opinion that the State ought to d, her 49,
and not leave so much TO private coot,;bn
ton Most OF the monuments cos, r.
$1,000 to S2000-very few less tain $1,000
Mr.. Dickey said this was a question fama.
lar to him. and he could go back and feel =.
he then did AT that time the whole ,tmo,'
phere seemed to be pregnant with the v.e,,
interests at stake, and that would b. deeidos
| by its result. 1t was considered the ,urn;os
point Everything was suspended, in Tho
anxiety OF the people, while it was in nm.
gress. He cared not how much was .nsr,
tor these monuments, if there were 10 IA
made a lasting COMMUNICATION of those Win
lost their lives on that bloody fed,-vhs,s
it WAS decided whether we should be r,.
ton, one and inseparable. or two na,ion,
with conflicting interests; where it vas decid.
ed whether slavery should be hanished from
this country, or whether it should cyntinus
| UNLESS the Lord bless the bu ilder, he buin.
eth in vain !"-and with slavery DESTROYED rs
were cemented into a closer union. with .
broader patriotism, and we owe 1t all to those
men whose memory we are here asked IN
commorste. He did not rise to make a .st
| speech but to give his voice and his vote in
| aid of the cOmmemOration of such a pre,,
event.
| Mr.. Condor did not know the question wa,
| coming up and WAS unpreparet. lie oBly
wished 10 say there was not question be-.
fore this legislature, not one that could come
before it, which it would give him more
| pleasure to vote for. He did not believe the
men of Maine died on that great battlefield
| in vain, but that their memory lived in the
\ minds of the men Of today. He wished to
| say for himself and the minority Of tbi,
| TJnnSo that faaliutr Ia.
and there was nothing that could give them
| more pleasure than to raise their ices 10
favor of concentrating those brave me,
sho gave up their lives on that field lie
hoped that the amendment of the gentleman
from Bath would be adopted at once.
| Mr. Wiswell saw he was confident Every
| member of the House was in favor of this
most just and honorable tribute 10 The sol.
ders OF Maine, both living and dead; and
not only that but he believed that everyons
f them wished in some way to put himself
n record on this matter. As it was i'm
practicable for everybody to express hi, feel.
ings upon the subject, he had risen simply
for the purpose of suggesting that when the
vote be taken it be BY a rising vote. so that
every member would have the opportunity Of
showing that he was in accord with the move.
| ment.
| The amendment of Mr.. Wakefield wa
then adopted, and the resolve read second
time and put upon its passage TO be en-
crossed.
1t passed unanimously on rising vote,
| with the exception OF one gentleman, Mr..
Newbert of Appleton, who based his oppo-
>iton upon the extravaganza Of the appro.
priation as amended; while he should have
voted for the original appropriation
Subsequently Mr. Walton of Skovhegsn,
stated that an examination of this resolve
shows an appropriation of Sl9 900, and he
understood the g. ntlemen who presented this
matter to the committee only asked for SILL.
900, which was granted them. He did not
know but what the SIS, 900 WAS unnecessary,
hu he had en- informed by the chairman
of the Committee on Financial Affairs that
the appropriations for the next two wears
would necessarily be larger than heretofore,
and he thought we should proceed cautiously
in the matter of so large I'm appropriation,
tie therefore moved that the vote passing the
resolve to De engrossed be reconsidered, and
that Wednesday next be assigned tor the
hearing of that motion, which prevailed.